Olivia Rodrigo is continuing to dominate the charts with her hit debut single Driver’s License, which recently claimed its 7th consecutive week atop the Billboard Hot 100.
And the High School Musical: The Musical: The Series star is receiving acclaim from all directions, including a hilarious Saturday Night Live sketch.
She recently revealed that Pete Davidson is her ‘biggest celebrity crush,’ during a Tuesday interview with Radio.com, after SNL paid tribute to her song last month, on her 18th birthday.
Biggest crush: Olivia Rodrigo recently revealed that Pete Davidson is her ‘biggest celebrity crush,’ during a Tuesday interview with Radio.com (pictured in August, 2019)
Comedic tribute: It came after Saturday Night Live paid tribute to her song last month, on her 18th birthday
The 18-year-old said: ‘Pete Davidson, who is my biggest celebrity crush, was singing it and comparing me to Taylor Swift, who is my idol like… it was just insane. It was my 18th birthday too, so it was just a crazy day.’
She wrote on Twitter at the time: ‘DRIVERS LICENSE SNL SKETCH IS THE BEST BIRTHDAY PRESENT EVER IM SHAKING’
It comes after Davidson, 27, faced scrutiny for briefly dating Kaia Gerber, 19, back in 2019, just weeks after her 18th birthday.
He’s also become infamous for his romantic flings with the likes of Kate Beckinsale, 47, and Margaret Qualley, 26, as well as his whirlwind engagement and subsequent split with Ariana Grande, 27.
Crazy day: The 18-year-old said: ‘Pete Davidson, who is my biggest celebrity crush, was singing it and comparing me to Taylor Swift, who is my idol like… it was just insane. It was my 18th birthday too, so it was just a crazy day’ (pictured in November, 2019)
Best gift ever: She wrote on Twitter at the time: ‘DRIVERS LICENSE SNL SKETCH IS THE BEST BIRTHDAY PRESENT EVER IM SHAKING’
Controversial relationship: Davidson, 27, previously faced scrutiny for briefly dating Kaia Gerber, 19, back in 2019, just weeks after her 18th birthday (pictured in November, 2019)
Busy guy: He’s also become infamous for his romantic flings with the likes of Kate Beckinsale, 47, and Margaret Qualley, 26, as well as his whirlwind engagement and subsequent split with Ariana Grande, 27 (pictured in August, 2018)
Rodrigo has made headlines with her own love life, after dropping Driver’s License in January, supposedly inspired by her love triangle with HSMTMTS costar Joshua Bassett, 20, and Sabrina Carpenter, 21.
Her onscreen romance reportedly made its way offscreen, as she and Bassett were romantically linked last year, before he moved on with Carpenter during the summer.
The Bizaardvark actress apparently changed ‘brunette’ to ‘blonde’ in one lyric, following the 2020 teaser track, leading many to believe that it’s about Carpenter, a blonde.
She sings in the final version: ‘And you’re probably with that blonde girl / Who always made me doubt / She’s so much older than me / She’s everything I’m insecure about.’
Bassett released his own single Lie, Lie, Lie a week after Driver’s License dropped, with Carpenter unleashing her own apparent response track Skin another week later.
Love song: Rodrigo has made headlines with her own love life, after dropping Driver’s License in January, supposedly inspired by her love triangle with HSMTMTS costar Joshua Bassett, 20, and Sabrina Carpenter, 21
Life imitating art: Her onscreen romance reportedly made its way offscreen, as she and Bassett were romantically linked last year, before he moved on with Carpenter during the summer
Response tracks: Bassett released his own single Lie, Lie, Lie a week after Driver’s License dropped, with Carpenter unleashing her own apparent response track Skin another week later (L: Bassett pictured in November, 2019, R: Carpenter pictured in December, 2020)
Doesn’t know her: Rodrigo told Radio.com of Carpenter’s song: ‘I actually don’t know her at all. I think we’ve met once or twice in passing, but I’ve never had a conversation with her’ (pictured in September, 2019)
Rodrigo told Radio.com of Carpenter’s song: ‘I actually don’t know her at all. I think we’ve met once or twice in passing, but I’ve never had a conversation with her.
‘So, I don’t think I could write a song that was meaningful or emotional about somebody that I don’t know. But I think artists should be able to write about whatever they want to write about.’
She’s still playing coy about the story behind the song, after she told Billboard: ‘I totally understand people’s curiosity with the specifics of who the song’s about and what it’s about, but to me, that’s really the least important part of the song.
‘It’s resonating with people because of how emotional it is, and I think everything else is not important.’
The California-born actress/singer is back with Bassett for season two of HSMTMTS, which premieres May 14 on Disney+.
Coming soon: Rodrigo is back with Bassett for season two of HSMTMTS, which premieres May 14 on Disney+